Usain Bolt's first goals for the Central Coast Mariners captured worldwide attention but the sprinting legend wasn't the primary focus for the men charged with marking him.

The fastest man on the planet netted a brace in a pre-season friendly against Macarthur South West United last week, boosting fans' hopes of seeing him earn a contract with the club with the A-League set to begin in a week's time.

Macarthur South West United centre-back Josh Symons was tasked with defending against the sporting icon but insists the star wasn't his team's main concern.

Usain Bolt (right) of the Mariners is tackled by Josh Symons (left) of Macarthur on Friday

Bolt celebrates after scoring his second goal against Macarthur during the friendly victory

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'I wasn't really focusing on Bolt too much, I was more worried about Ross McCormack and also Jordan Murray who I played with before he joined the Mariners,' Symons told ESPN. 'I knew how dangerous they would be.'

'He's got a long way to go to reach professional level; he can probably get there with the right coaching, but he's a big name and that's what people come to watch,' he said.

Reluctant to be drawn on whether Bolt deserves a contract, he added: 'There are players that have worked a lot harder and longer and there are probably more deserving players at NPL level, but that's where the Mariners management comes in and what they feel is going to get more fans to the ground.'

Bolt bags his second goal of the game at Campbelltown Stadium in Sydney

'Everyone knows Bolt is an unbelievable athlete, everyone in the world knows that. I spoke to Jack Clisby and he said Bolt can hardly walk down the street on the Central Coast without getting mobbed.

'The Mariners' tweet of the first goal got something like 4.7 million views. That's a big deal; no A-League player can match that publicity.'

'He struck the ball well for his first goal but to be honest he was afforded a lot more space and the match was a lot slower than what he would face in the A-League,' Symons continued.

'In the A-League he would find the lines a lot tighter, the defence will be sharper and faster. A top-level striker would probably have had five goals that night given the same opportunities.'

Symons (left) says sprinting legend Bolt has got a long way to go to reach professional level